Paris-bound Antim Panghal Wants To Emulate Sushil Kumar’s Olympics Wrestling Feat | Wrestling News
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Vinesh Phogat, Indian wrestling's poster girl, has competition. Nineteen-year-old Antim Panghal, the nation's first-ever under-20 world wrestling champion, wants to set the bar so high that "no one (in India) can ever break my records." Both Vinesh and Antim are from Haryana but their commonality ends there. In a fresh episode of the 'Fit India Champions Podcast' released on Saturday, Antim talks about her resolution to 'not touch jalebis at least for a year' and why she wants to emulate her idol, the two-time Olympic medalist, Sushil Kumar."I have never met Sushil Pehelwan but I was blown away when I heard his work ethic and how hard he prepared to win an Olympic medal. I really want to be like him and if he was the gold standard in men's wrestling, I want people to say that Anti...
